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The respiratory system / Andrew Davies, Carl Moores.

By: Davies, Andrew (Andrew S.).
Contributor(s): Moores, Carl.
Series: Systems of the body: Publisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2010Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 171 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780702033704 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Respiratory organs -- Anatomy | Respiratory organs -- DiseasesDDC classification: 612.2
Contents:
Structure of the respiratory system, related to function -- Elastic properties of the respiratory system -- Airflow in the respiratory system -- Ventilation of the respiratory system : the importance of its lack of uniformity in disease -- Gas exchange between air and blood : diffusion -- The pulmonary circulation : bringing blood and gas together -- Carriage of gases by the blood and acid/base balance -- Chemical control of breathing -- Nervous control of breathing -- Lung function tests : measuring disability.
Item type Current location Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU
612.2 DAV 2010 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SOPxx,31001,03,GR 5000000147

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Structure of the respiratory system, related to function -- Elastic properties of the respiratory system -- Airflow in the respiratory system -- Ventilation of the respiratory system : the importance of its lack of uniformity in disease -- Gas exchange between air and blood : diffusion -- The pulmonary circulation : bringing blood and gas together -- Carriage of gases by the blood and acid/base balance -- Chemical control of breathing -- Nervous control of breathing -- Lung function tests : measuring disability.